5 Best adventure books like The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes

Cover of The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes

The Dark Frigate

By: Charles Boardman Hawes

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

In seventeenth century England, a terrible accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London i…

If you liked the adventure plot in The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray Vining, Robert Lawson, Elizabeth Janet Gray

1. Adam of the Road

By: Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray

3.77

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

"A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Gray Vining's Adam of the Road book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #2) by Hugh Lofting, Michael Hague

2. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #2)

By: Hugh Lofting , Michael Hague

3.99

Format: 387 pages, Paperback

The delightfully eccentric Doctor Dolittle, rendered immortal on screen by the gifted Rex Harrison,… read more

Similar categories in Hugh Lofting's The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #2) book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • adventure
"I don't believe in a lot of baggage. It's such a nuisance. Life's too short to fuss with it. And it isn't really necessary"

-Hugh Lofting, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #2)

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3. Thimble Summer

By: Elizabeth Enright

3.75

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

When Garnet finds a silver thimble in the sand by the river, she is sure it’s magical. But is it ma… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Enright's Thimble Summer book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • childrens
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Garnet was very happy. She was so happy, for no especial reason, that she felt as if she must move carefully so she wouldn’t jar or shake the feeling of happiness. She descended from the roof cautiou…"

-Elizabeth Enright, Thimble Summer

Cover of Smoky the Cow Horse by Will James

4. Smoky the Cow Horse

By: Will James

3.40

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Smoky knows only one way of life: freedom. Living on the open range, he is free to go where he want… read more

Similar categories in Will James's Smoky the Cow Horse book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain #5) by Lloyd Alexander

5. The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain #5)

By: Lloyd Alexander

4.25

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

When the sword of Dyrnwyn, the most powerful weapon inthe kingdom of Prydain, falls into the hands … read more

Similar categories in Lloyd Alexander's The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain #5) book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • adventure
Cover of The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes

6. The Dark Frigate

By: Charles Boardman Hawes

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

In seventeenth century England, a terrible accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London i… read more

Similar categories in Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • pirates
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Hitty, Her First Hundred Years

By: Dorothy P. Lathrop , Rachel Field

3.78

Format: 479 pages, Paperback

Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, whic… read more

Similar categories in Dorothy P. Lathrop's Hitty, Her First Hundred Years book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of Tales From Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger

8. Tales From Silver Lands

By: Charles J. Finger

3.41

Format: 94 pages, Hardcover

Tales from Silver Lands is a collection of nineteen folktales, which Finger collected during his tr… read more

Similar categories in Charles J. Finger's Tales From Silver Lands book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. The Bronze Bow

By: Elizabeth George Speare

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Sa… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth George Speare's The Bronze Bow book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • childrens
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

"It is the hate that is the enemy. Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

Cover of The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds

10. The Matchlock Gun

By: Walter D. Edmonds

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Newbery Medal Winner In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the I… read more

Similar categories in Walter D. Edmonds's The Matchlock Gun book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • historical
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon

11. The Story of Mankind

By: Hendrik Willem van Loon

4.37

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Winner of the first John Newbery Medal, this renowned classic is now updated for the millennium. He… read more

Similar categories in Hendrik Willem van Loon's The Story of Mankind book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • historical
  • childrens
Cover of The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli

12. The Door in the Wall

By: Marguerite de Angeli

4.88

Format: 242 pages,

The bells clang above plague-ridden London as Robin lies helpless, cold, and hungry. The great hous… read more

Similar categories in Marguerite de Angeli's The Door in the Wall book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • childrens
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The White Stag

By: Kate Seredy

4.00

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Newbery Medal For generations the tribes of Huns and Magyars had moved relentlessly w… read more

Similar categories in Kate Seredy's The White Stag book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Lynd Ward, Elizabeth Coatsworth

14. The Cat Who Went to Heaven

By: Lynd Ward , Elizabeth Coatsworth

3.00

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

This is the story of a little cat who came to the home of a poor Japanese artist, and, by humility … read more

Similar categories in Lynd Ward's The Cat Who Went to Heaven book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

15. The Trumpeter of Krakow

By: Eric P. Kelly

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

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16. Shen of the Sea: Chinese Stories for Children

By: Arthur Bowie Chrisman , None

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A series of fascinating Chinese stories, strong in humor and rich in Chinese wisdom, in which the a… read more

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17. The Twenty-One Balloons

By: William Pène du Bois

4.15

Format: 222 pages,

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18. Roller Skates

By: Ruth Sawyer , Valenti Angelo

0.00

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

A Newbery Medal Winner! Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tou… read more

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19. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

By: Jean Lee Latham

5.00

Format: 87 pages, Paperback

A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to … read more

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Cover of Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) by Carol Ryrie Brink

20. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

By: Carol Ryrie Brink

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more

Similar categories in Carol Ryrie Brink's Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) book and Charles Boardman Hawes's The Dark Frigate

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

21. Gay Neck: The Story of a Pigeon

By: Dhan Gopal Mukerji , Boris Artzybasheff

4.22

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Writing out of his own experience as a boy in India, Dhan Gopal Mukerji tells how Gay Neck's master… read more

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3.77

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3.99

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3.75

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3.54

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3.75

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